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INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 
PROTOCOL 2 ANNEXED TO THE 
LUGANO CONVENTION
Nº 2005/8

Library, Research
and Documentation
  

Recent case-law relating to the Brussels 
and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction 
and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil 
and Commercial matters
  

Brussels 
Convention

Art. 6(2)
Art. 7 - 12a
Court  :  Court of Justice of the European Communities
Date  :  26.05.2005
Number  :  C-77/04
Parties  :  Groupement d'intérêt économique (GIE) Réunion européenne and Others v Zurich España and Société pyrénéenne de transit d'automobiles (Soptrans)
 
Keywords  :  Preliminary ruling
 
E-07 Brussels Convention – Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance – Objective – Protection of the weaker party – Scope – Third-party proceedings between insurers – Excluded
 
E-06.02 Brussels Convention – Special jurisdiction – Third-party proceedings – Applicability to third-party proceedings based on multiple insurance – Condition – Existence of a connection with the principal claim
 
Annexes  : 

Summary of the judgment in French and in English (PDF)
Summary of the judgment in French and in English (HTML)
Judgment in French and in English (HTML)
Opinion of the Advocate General in French and in English (HTML)

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